Weakness of the Will

Why do people sometimes deliberately take the worst course of action? This book examines the theories of weak will put forward by Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics. It also argues for a new approach to the problem of irrationality

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Explanations and Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Protagoras; The Plausibility of Socrates; Aristotle; How Socratic is Aristotle?; The Stoics; Aquinas and Others; The Post-Medievals; What is the Problem?; Akrasia and Irrationality; Passionate Akrasia; Moral Weakness; Willing, Trying and Wanting; Varieties of Weakness; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

Why do people sometimes deliberately take the worst course of action? This book examines the theories of weak will put forward by Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics. It also argues for a new approach to the problem of irrationality

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Explanations and Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Protagoras; The Plausibility of Socrates; Aristotle; How Socratic is Aristotle?; The Stoics; Aquinas and Others; The Post-Medievals; What is the Problem?; Akrasia and Irrationality; Passionate Akrasia; Moral Weakness; Willing, Trying and Wanting; Varieties of Weakness; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index